Hello, friends! I’ve been wanting to get my sewing room in tip top shape for a lot of sewing I have going on in the upcoming months. So, I hope you’ll enjoy today’s post on Organizing Your Sewing Room. Whether you are just looking for some quick ideas for a room refresh or want to get completely organized this year, you’ll find lots of ideas and helps in today’s post.
Organizing Your Sewing Room
Organizing Video
Watch my January Organizing in the Sewing Room video above or go here to watch on our YouTube channel. (Be sure to subscribe to our channel if you haven’t already so you don’t miss any of our weekly videos). In the video I share some of my thoughts and ideas for simple things you can do now. And I’ll share more similar videos throughout this year to help you keep on track.
5 Quick Tips for Organizing Your Space
Before you work on the list below, take a few minutes to visualize how you want your space to function and feel. If organizing your entire space seems overwhelming, then just pick one area to work on.
- Take a Before picture so you can see your progress when you’re finished.
- Make a list of your current works in progress.
- List projects you want to work on this year but that you haven’t yet started.
- Use the Peter Walsh idea to clear off your flat surfaces (in my sewing room I regularly need to clear my ironing spaces, my sewing machine table, and my cutting table.
- And finally, round up your rulers, scissors, and rotary cutters. Make a plan for how you’ll store them. Also consider making a list of all of the rulers you own and where you store them.
More Resources for Organizing in your Sewing Room
Below you’ll see my top posts for getting organized in your sewing space. They have more ideas and resources that will help you if you’re looking to make a big impact right away.
- Sewing Room Ideas and Organization (be sure to read through for links to some of my favorite organizing products).
- Find my Organization Archives here.
- And visit my archives for all of my best Sewing Room posts here.
Thanks so much for stopping by for today’s Organizing Your Sewing Room post. I hope you get to do some sewing in your space very soon.
Happy quilting!
Linda Mahoney says
Hi Sherri! I am wondering if the wallhanging that says Be of zgood Cheer is a pattern. I love it. I have the panel that came with a fat quarter bundle I bought. I think it was called Emma.
I’d really like to make this.
Thank you. Linda M
sherri McConnell says
I made the 9 blocks for that wall hanging using my Heartstrings pattern plus the Emma panel!
Linda Mahoney says
I still have the Emma fat quarter bundle along with the panel. It was so nice that I couldn’t bear to open it, but I think the time has come! Thanks for answering and have a good day!
DeeAnn LaLuzerne says
Your sewing room is beautiful! I would love to know where you get the wooden pattern holder/stand and the thread catcher/bin that I see on your work table. I’d like to have them too!
sherri McConnell says
I’ll have links to them on the Saturday post!
Dana says
Hi Sherri, I love the pineapple quilt in you sewing room. Is there a pattern for it, and what fabrics did you use? I would love to try and make one.
Thanks Dana
Lynn Lewis Young says
Are you still doing the monthly calendar pdfs? I really liked using them to mark my progress down on paper!!!
Love all your posts and am so looking forward to the Moonbeam quilt kit arriving with the Strawberry lemonaide fabrics!!!
Sandi says
Great tips as always! I spent 2 weeks cleaning and reorganizing my entire space which now includes a long arm. I reinventoried everything and got it into my workbook. The tip I would offer is figure out what to let go – whether it be fabric, scraps or even projects. Appreciate all you contribute to the quilting community.